It amazes me, even after many years of seeing such incidents, the damage that can be done by our fine feathered friends. Thankfully, this time, the only casualties were to a few of our avian brethren....

** Report created 2/18/2004 Record 5 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: UPS971 Make/Model: B757 Description: B-757
 Date: 02/18/2004 Time: 2109
 Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
 City: PORTLAND State: OR Country: US

DESCRIPTION
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE UPS971, B757 ACFT, ON DEPARTURE ROLL HIT SEVERAL  DUCKS DAMAGING LEFT ENGINE, ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT,  PORTLAND, OR

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: Y
 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: Y
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: UNK
OTHER DATA
 Activity: Business Phase: Take-off Operation: Air Carrier
 Departed: UNK Dep Date: Dep. Time:
 Destination: UNK Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: U
 Last Radio Cont: UNK  Last Clearance: UNK
 FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, OR (NM09) Entry date: 02/18/2004

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